Grant Township, Jackson County, Kansas

Grant Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°26′30″N 95°57′31″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	42 sq mi (108.77 km^2)
• Land	41.95 sq mi (108.66 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km^2)  0.1%
Elevation	1,184 ft (361 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	212
• Density	5.1/sq mi (2/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	1729694

Grant Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 212. The southeasternmost part of the township is located within the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation.

History

Grant Township was formed in 1870.[1]

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 42 square miles (108.77 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water.

Adjacent townships

• Soldier Township (north)
• Jefferson Township (northeast)
• Banner Township (east)
• Lincoln Township (southeast)
• Adrian Township (south)
• St. Clere Township, Pottawatomie County (southwest)
• Lincoln Township, Pottawatomie County (west)
• Grant Township, Pottawatomie County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Boan and Olive Hill.

Major highways

• K-16

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. Barr, Elizabeth N. (1907). Business directory and history of Jackson County. p. 13.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com